The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers

Five hundred years of history of fluctuating economic muscle and military might.

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE

'A brilliantly original book' Financial Times

'One of the masterpieces of modern historical writing' Daily Telegraph

Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might.

Informationen zum Autor Paul Kennedy is Professor of History and Director of International Security Studies at Yale University and author of the international best-sellers, 'The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers' and ''Preparing for the Twenty-First Century'. Klappentext WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 'A brilliantly original book' Financial Times 'One of the masterpieces of modern historical writing' Daily Telegraph Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might. Zusammenfassung THE CLASSIC HISTORY OF OUR MODERN WORLD Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might, explaining the journey to the present among the great powers of the world.

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WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE

'A brilliantly original book' Financial Times

'One of the masterpieces of modern historical writing' Daily Telegraph

Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might.

Zusammenfassung
THE CLASSIC HISTORY OF OUR MODERN WORLD Paul Kennedy's international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might, explaining the journey to the present among the great powers of the world.